“Mahirap tumira sa lansangan. Maingay, magulo. Hindi ka makakain at makatulog ng maayos. Sana balang araw makaalis kami sa ganitong sitwasyon (It’s hard to live in the streets. It’s noisy and dirty here. You can’t eat and sleep well. We hope that we’ll be able to get out of this situation someday).” This is how continue reading : Street families dream of change
I’m a 4Ps scholar
They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar
DSWD, WFP provide cash assista0nce to 6,700 families affected by Typhoon Ruby
MANILA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending P17 million cash assistance to 6,700 families or roughly 33,000 people affected by Typhoon Ruby (local name: Ruby), in close partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Through DSWD’s social safety net program called the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), WFP continue reading : DSWD, WFP provide cash assista0nce to 6,700 families affected by Typhoon Ruby
Sailing to their dreams
It has been more than a year since Typhoon Yolanda struck the beautiful island of Coron, Palawan. The survivors worked their way to move forward from the memories of ruthlessness and despair the typhoon brought to start their lives anew. After several months, the municipality’s tourism industry was active again. The tourists flocked the island continue reading : Sailing to their dreams
Crossing the sea, reaching a dream
Memories are photo albums that people flip through to reminisce. Every page reflects cherished moments that shape a person’s life. To ‘Yolanda’ survivors, memories of ruthlessness and despair the super typhoon brought are vividly etched in pages they want to skip and forget. They just want to move forward and start anew. This is what continue reading : Crossing the sea, reaching a dream
DSWD accounts for missing Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries cited in COA report
In a press briefing on Friday, beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) came to attest that they are listed as poor in the National Household Targetting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) database, giving clarification to the Commission on Audit report that says a number of continue reading : DSWD accounts for missing Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries cited in COA report
DSWD resolves COA findings on Pantawid Pamilya,maintains auditors only seeking documentation
Responding to news articles citing the findings of the 2013 Annual Audit Report of the Commission on Audi (COA) on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that answers and clarifications to the audit observations have already been submitted to the state auditing continue reading : DSWD resolves COA findings on Pantawid Pamilya,maintains auditors only seeking documentation
DSWD opens social media accounts for ‘Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago’ campaign
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, launches today the official Facebook page and Twitter account of the ‘Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago’ campaign to gather and share stories of positive change from the beneficiaries, workers, partners, and even the public. The ‘Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago’ is an information continue reading : DSWD opens social media accounts for ‘Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago’ campaign
Pantawid Pamilya is effective, say impact evaluation results
Philippine Institute for Development Studies senior researcher Dr. Aniceto Orbeta presented in a public forum the results of the 2014 impact evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Philippine Conditional Cash Transfer Program). The results confirm that the program is on track in achieving its objective of improving the health, nutrition, and education of its beneficiaries. “The evaluation continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya is effective, say impact evaluation results
Proposed 2015 monitoring and evaluation budget of CCT, only P429-M not P4.2-B
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that the P4.2 billion which Senator Chiz Escudero was quoted to have said as the 2015 proposed budget for the monitoring and evaluation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is actually the proposed overall incremental operating cost of the program for next year. “The proposed budget for continue reading : Proposed 2015 monitoring and evaluation budget of CCT, only P429-M not P4.2-B